Better Times A Comin

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[Verse 1]
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Well the cows went dry, the hens 
don't lay, there's no place I can 
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borrow,
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I gave the landlord all the news 
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and the rent comes due tomorrow,
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Lots of money in the bank, they 
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say that's where to keep it,
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Not only won't they loan me some 
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they wouldn't let me see it.

[Chorus]
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So pick away on the old ban-jo,
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Keep that guitar strumming,
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Put more water in the soup,
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There's better times a-coming.

[Verse 2]
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Well Mary Lou could pull a plow if
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 only I would let her,
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Twice as strong as any ox and 
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she don't smell much better,
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Didn't kiss that Mary Lou but once
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 and then I had to leave her,
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Make's my collar get so tight, I 
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start to burn with fever.

[Chorus]
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So pick away on the old ban-jo,
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Keep that guitar strumming,
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Put more water in the soup,
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There's better times a-coming.

[Verse 3]
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My rooster used to chase a hen, he
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 just kept getting thinner,
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He nearly ran himself to death so
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 I brought him in for dinner,
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Cotton crops are mighty poor the 
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weeds are really growin',
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I need a woman pretty bad to 
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help me with the hoein'.

[Chorus]
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So pick away on the old ban-jo,
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Keep that guitar strumming,
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Put more water in the soup,
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There's better times a-coming.


[Verse 4]
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A man came by the other day 
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a-huntin' manual labor,
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Said I hadn't seen the guy why 
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don't he ask my neighbour,
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So come on boys get your gals and 
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kick your heels up higher,
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Don't let no one steal your gal 
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just hold her a little tighter.

[Chorus]
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So pick away on the old ban-jo,
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Keep that guitar strumming,
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Put more water in the soup,
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There's better times a-coming.